Docusign is similar to many other electronic signature software tools, in that it enables you and your clients to exchange legally-binding signatures for business documents without having to send paperwork in the mail.

• This makes life easier for remote workforces and companies whose clients are distributed across the globe.

• You can upload documents in various formats from your computer or file-sharing sites, and keep them stored and managed in one secure place.

This could include sales proposals, vendor contracts, invoices, and new hire documentation.

You can add standard fields like signatures and dates to your agreements, and apply them in reusable templates to save time and standardize your processes. Docusign doesn’t have a native document creation function, although you can generate docs via integration with Salesforce.

Yes. Many modern e-signing solutions are better alternatives to Docusign, depending on your needs and preferences.

The send and envelope limits that Docusign imposes can hamper your ability to send documentation in a way that makes sense for your business.

Many companies, including PandaDoc, have removed such restrictions so that sending documentation is faster, easier, and can be accomplished without worrying about arbitrary overages.

Docusign performs well as part of a tech stack by offering many connections and integrations — including obscure connections that many other companies don’t offer.

However, between Zapier and native integrations offered by Docusign competitors, you can probably find a way to integrate your preferred e-signing solution with other popular productivity tools.

The electronic signature market is always shifting.

Currently, the biggest Docusign competitors are other major e-signing hubs like Acrobat Sign, Dropbox Sign, and PandaDoc.

Each of these companies offers a more holistic approach to e-signing and may offer a variety of interesting features to stand apart from the Docusign platform.

For example, Acrobat Sign gives you the ability to natively edit PDFs while Dropbox Sign offers additional storage as part of the signup process.

Meanwhile, PandaDoc offers the best native document creation platform on the market, allowing you to create contracts, proposals, and other business documents completely from scratch.

No.

While it’s possible to e-sign documents using Microsoft Word’s digital signing certificates, Microsoft doesn’t have a native electronic signature solution similar to Docusign.

However, Microsoft does offer native compatibility with Docusign and companies similar to it, including Acrobat Sign, by building that functionality directly into the user interface.

It’s also possible to use integration tools like the PandaDoc for Word add-in to connect better and cheaper Docusign alternatives directly to your word processor.